Abstract: Systems and methods enable an autonomous vehicle (AV) to self-recover or be remotely recovered if the AV is rendered immobilized, without requiring in-person retrieval or tow of the AV. Upon the occurrence of a non-nominal event, the AV performs a dynamic driving task fallback maneuver to achieve a minimal risk condition and secures its cabin. Based on the type and severity of the event, residual AV health, and passenger confirmation, escalating grades of recovery or retrieval are executed as needed to recover from the event and resume operation. Multiple AVs can be monitored simultaneously and addressed based on priority of AV state and recovery/retrieval state, resulting in more efficient fleet management.

Abstract: Systems and methods enable an autonomous vehicle (AV) to self-recover or be remotely recovered if the AV is rendered immobilized, without requiring in-person retrieval or tow of the AV. Upon the occurrence of a non-nominal event, the AV performs a dynamic driving task fallback maneuver to achieve a minimal risk condition and secures its cabin. Based on the type and severity of the event, residual AV health, and passenger confirmation, escalating grades of recovery or retrieval are executed as needed to recover from the event and resume operation. Multiple AVs can be monitored simultaneously and addressed based on priority of AV state and recovery/retrieval state, resulting in more efficient fleet management.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for managing an autonomous vehicle (AV). In some aspects, an AV may receive an engage unsupervised autonomous driving mode instruction from a remote fleet server directing the AV to engage an unsupervised autonomous driving mode. The AV may switch into the unsupervised autonomous driving mode after successful completion of one or more safety checks. In some examples, the AV may transmit a message indicating the successful completion of the one or more safety checks to the remote fleet server. The AV may receive an initiate unsupervised autonomous driving instruction from the remote fleet server directing the AV to mobilize using the unsupervised autonomous driving mode.